| Deposit ID | 10102101 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14144 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Queen Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Butterfield Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.1433, 40.49772 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 14,100 N18W OF BRECCIA KNOB |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lowe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004S | 003W | 02 | SW OF NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Monzonites | ||||||||
| Rock description | Monzonites | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Butterfield Peaks Formation |
| Rock description | Butterfield Peaks Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.1433, 40.49772 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures And Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E |
| Dip | 45NW |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Butterfield Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Minerals Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14144 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672P.
STOKES, W.L., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH: WILLIAM AND HEINTZ MAP CORPORATION, WASHINGTON 27, D.C.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BUTTERFIELD GROUP COVERS AN EXTENSIVE TRACT WHICH EXTENDS FROM MAIN BUTTERFIELD CANYON NORTHWESTWARD ALONG BLACKJACK GULCH. THE NE-SW ORE-BEARING FISSURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY INDIVIDUAL TUNNELS AND DRIFTS ON VEINS, AS IN THE NORTHERN CHIEF, BEMIS, AND HIATT; BY INCLINES, AS IN THE EAGLE BIRD, AND BY LONG CROSSCUTT TUNNEL, AS IN THE QUEEN. THE HEAD OF THE EAGLE BIRD INCLINE IS SITUATED ON THE CREST OF THE DIVIDE BETWEEN THE HEADS OF BLACKJACK AND BEAR GULCHES, JUST EAST OF UNITED STATES LOCATING MONUMENT NO.6. THE INCLINE DESCENDS NORTHWESTWARD 787 FT. AT AN ANGLE OF 40 TO 80, AND FROM IT DRIFTS WERE CUT ON EAGLE BIRD FISSURE AT 100, 300, 500, 600, AND 700 FT. LEVELS. ITS OUTCROP SHOWS A BELT OF SHATTERED AND ALTERED MONZONITE WHICH APPEARS BLEACHED TO A SPECKLED WHITE PRODUCT FOR A WIDTH OF 4 FT. THE QUEEN TUNNEL ENTERS THE NORTH SIDE OF BLACKJACK GULCH 1,600 FT. SE OF THE EAGLE BIRD AND AT THE END OF THE MAIN ROAD FROM BEAR GULCH. IT EXTENDS NORTHWESTWARD 2,750 FT. ACROSS SEVERAL |
| Deposit | FISSURE VEINS, SEVEN OF WHICH HAVE BEEN OPENED BY DRIFTS, INCLUDING THE QUEEN, FISCHER AND EAGLE BIRD VEINS. QUEEN LODE STRIKES N 50 E, DIPS NORTHWEST AT AN ANGLE OF 45 BETWEEN SLICKENSIDED, INTRUSIVE WALLS, AND VARIES IN THICKNESS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 FT. THE ZONE IS COMPOSED OF CRUSHED OR SHATTERED INSTUSIVE WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO LENSES BY SLIP PLANES. ALONG THESE PLANES OXIDATION, ALTERATION, AND MINERALIZATION HAVE OCCURED. THE NORTHERN CHIEF IS SITUATED AT THE HEAD OF PORCUPINE GULCH, 400 FT. NNE OF THE EAGLE BIRD. A SHORT TUNNEL LEADS SOUTHWESTWARD TO DRIFTS, INCLINES, SHAFTS, AND STOPES IN A STRONG ZONE OF BRECCIATED PORPHYRY. THIS LODE IS MORE IRREGULAR THAN EITHER THE QUEEN OR EAGLE BIRD LODE. THE ORE FREQUENTLY OCCURS IN POCKETS. THE BEMIS TUNNEL ENTERS 475 FT. SE OF THE QUEEN, RUNS NORTHWESTWARD TO THE BEMIS ANDHIATT VEIN (QUEEN), AND FOLLOWS THAT SOUTHWESTWARD FOR A DISTANCE OF 725 FT. THE GENERAL STRIKE OF THE QUARTZITE IN THE UPPER PORTION OF BLACKJACK GULCH IS |
| Deposit | NE-SW, AND DIP NW. THE NORTHERN CHIEF AND EAGLE BIRD ARE ENTIRELY IN AN IGNEOUS COUNTRY. THE QUEEN TUNNEL IS IN AN INTRUSIVE BODY FOR THE FIRST 640 FT., WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A THIN STRIP OF QUARTZITE NEAR THE MOUTH; IT THEN PASSES THROUGH QUARTZITE FOR 1,200 FT. TO A DRIFT ON EAGLE BIRD VEIN, CUTTING AN E-W DIKE 175 FT. WEST OF THE EAGLE BIRD DRIFT, THEN CONTINUES IN AN INTRUSIVE. THE CHIEF CARRY OF THE QUEEN VEIN, IS SILVER (40-90 OZ PER TON) WITH LEAD (15 PERC.), MINOR AMOUNTS OF GOLD, IRON, AND ZINC WITH TRACES OF COPPER; OF THE EAGLE BIRD VEIN, GOLD ($9 TO $25), WITH ZINC (16 PERC), SILVER AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF COPPER; AND OF THE NORTHERN CHIEF, COPPER (19 PERC), LEAD (29 PERC), SILVER (14 OZ) AND GOLD ($19). THE MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ VEINS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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